Friday, April 3, 2020
4th Grader sews masks....https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/4th-grader-sews-masks-for-health-care-workers-battling-coronavirus-pandemic-in-boston-community-81521733566?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_l
Grocery Store Workers....
Masks for deaf students
https://www.wtnh.com/news/kentucky-student-makes-masks-for-deaf-community
H.....1973 1st mobile phone call is made in downtown Manhattan, NYC by Motorola employee Martin Cooper to the Bell Labs headquarters in New Jersey
A Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever - a 50-foot tidal wave
On this day in 1868
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Live Penguin Webcam..... https://www.mysticaquarium.org/penguin-live-stream/
https://www.abc6.com/west-warwick-students-make-donate-medical-shields-to-hospital/
H. 1872 US engineer George Brayton patents an internal combustion engine (Brayton Cycle)
1902 "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California
https://www.onthisday.com/today/events.php
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
New: Comic Book Tutorials for Those Staying at Home During Coronavirus https://nyti.ms/2Ul6kEG
Yes, You Can Channel Your Stress Into Creativity. Here’s How. https://nyti.ms/39dHhs
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Connecticut Farm Stands that are open:
H: 1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents house in Cupertino, California
2001 Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
New Today:
Elephant Bath , Roger Williams Zoo, Live Facebook Event Today...
Set your alarms Don't miss today's (March 31) Facebook Live - Elephant Bath starting at 11:30 AM. Learn about our three African elephants – Kate, Ginny and Alice – during bath time with their keepers.
#BringingtheZootoYou
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157439943251608&id=279994236607
Endangered Species Youth Art Contest.... https://www.rwpzoo.org/youth-art-contest
Inspire Children to think and Act like Scientists..... https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/inspire-children-to-think-and-act-like-scientists
American Portrait: Who Are We..... https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/american-portrait-who-are-we?utm_source=pfacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vpls_2020
H....... 1889 Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris. Built for the Exposition Universelle, at 300m high it retains the record for the tallest man made structure for 41 years. https://www.onthisday.com/photos/opening-of-the-eiffel-tower
Monday, March 30, 2020
New Today:
New Britain Police Department hosts story hour nightly (Monday-Friday) on Facebook Live
https://m.facebook.com/newbritainpd/photos/a.279476255412247/3410962118930296/?type=3
PBS Great American Read
Listening to Waves
https://listeningtowaves.com/lesson-plan
Exercise for Anxiety and Depression
H.....1867 Alaska Purchase: US buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 ($109 million in 2018), roughly 2 cents an acre
1870 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Happy Weekend, stay healthy.....
Friday, March 27, 2020
T.O.D....Try something new, a Phone Call. Call a neighbor...a grandparent, parent, child.....
H.....1914 1st successful non-direct blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Albert Hustin in Brussels
1958 Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier as well as First Secretary of the Communist Party
New....Smithsonian Distance Learning.....
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning
Learn the Science of Well Being....Yale University
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being?
College Students Stay to Help Out
https://www.wcax.com/content/news/How-first-responders-are-handling-the-coronavirus--569019471.html
Thursday, March 26, 2020
T.O.D.....Make a Sign for your yard/apartment for all to see....or use chalk on your side walk....
H.....1942 First "Eichmann transport" to Auschwitz & Birkenau concentration camps
1953 Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio
New....free Audio books...Audible is offering hundreds of free audiobooks for kids during COVID-19 school closures.
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Hand Washing Video for the little ones in your home....
New webcams today......Puppy Cam, Virginia Beach.. https://www.vbbound.com/courtyard-virginia-beach-oceanfront-webcam
On this Day in History
03-25... 1954 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000) https://www.onthisday.com/
03-24-2020 On this Day in History.....1837 Canada gives its black citizens the right to vote......................1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers and describes the tubercle bacillus which causes tuberculosis ( Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
03-23-2020 On this Day in History...
On March 23, 1847, a group of Choctaw leaders and others met in eastern Oklahoma to raise money for "the relief of the starving poor in Ireland." They collected $170, which was sent first to the Memphis Irish Relief Committee, then to the General Irish Relief Committee of the City of New York. This gift from an American Indian nation was recognized as extraordinary even at that time; the chairman of the New York committee mentioned it specifically in reports to the Central Relief Committee in Ireland. (read more:
Check out the Choctaw Nation YouTube Channel with inspirational videos...
https://www.youtube.com/user/ChoctawNationVideo/videos
Idea of the day.....
03-25-2020.... Check in with your neighbors...keep a safe distance, or call...
03-24-2020.....start a daily journal or daily sketch book....
03-23-2020....Consider charting the weather with your child. This could be done electronically using a spreadsheet or other web tool or App, or on a piece of paper. You could even add photo or drawing.
Sites of the Day...(each day we will try to provide link to new sites we find)
Explore.org https://explore.org/livecams
Puppy Cam
https://explore.org/livecams/currently-live/service-puppy-cam
Virginia Beach... https://www.vbbound.com/courtyard-virginia-beach-oceanfront-webcam
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Golf as a Lesson Plan
We are Teachers
https://www.weareteachers.com/
Monday, March 23, 2020
Roger Williams Park Zoo and Carousel Village
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 2pm EDT
Let us bring the Zoo to YOU! Grab the kiddos for some wild educational fun with our favorite critters every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm EDT during our new Zoo School series. Get a behind-the-scenes look at our animals and explore a fun activity you can do at home.
Science News for Students....https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/
Virtual Dairy Farm Tours......
Ivy League Free Classes on line (this may not be for toddlers)
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/
New webcams today...Huntington Beach, CA......plus check out the Pandas at the National Zoo.
Be sure to check out our new additions.....Charlestown Beach Road.....Web Cams...The Corner @UVA, The Hilltop, and Construction Zone...(links above..)
03-23-2020 On this Day in History...
On March 23, 1847, a group of Choctaw leaders and others met in eastern Oklahoma to raise money for "the relief of the starving poor in Ireland." They collected $170, which was sent first to the Memphis Irish Relief Committee, then to the General Irish Relief Committee of the City of New York. This gift from an American Indian nation was recognized as extraordinary even at that time; the chairman of the New York committee mentioned it specifically in reports to the Central Relief Committee in Ireland. (read more:
Check out the Choctaw Nation YouTube Channel with inspirational videos...
https://www.youtube.com/user/ChoctawNationVideo/videos
Idea of the day.....
03-22-2020....Consider a multi user web chat with family or friends....multiple platforms...you could even do book clubs and board games this way with friends.
Try Zoom.us if you never have. Set up a meeting, invite your guests, stay connected. https://zoom.us/
https://www.cnet.com/news/7-free-video-chat-apps-to-use-if-youre-social-distancing/
03-21,2020...We bought a small Daffodil plant at the Super Market this morning...thank you Stop and Shop employees for being there....We will see if we can find a sunny window for it.. and watch it bloom...
03-20-2020...It is a great time to start seeds in the house. You can mail order the seeds, use cups or egg cartons. Lots of activities you could do. (Example: amount of growth per day/graphing...measurement....sunrise/sunset....take pictures each day....write a story about the adventure....)
Sites of the Day...(each day we will try to provide link to new sites we find)
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Art Classes for Kids online
https://www.kitchentableclassroom.com/online-art-classes-for-kids/
The Big List of Children's Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities
https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/?utm_content=1584565321
Saturday, March 21, 2020
National Zoo webcams...
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
National Geographic Kids...
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Friday, March 20, 2020
10 University Art Classes You Can Take for Free Online
Distance Learning Tips from one teacher to another
35 Activities (from Devry University website)
https://www.devry.edu/blog/activities-to-keep-kids-busy.html?cmpid=sm_fb_DVU_Blog
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Children's Museum Indianapolis...Museum at Home
https://www.childrensmuseum.org/museum-at-home
Stay at home story time from Oliver Jeffers https://www.oliverjeffers.com/books#/abookaday/
Metropolitan Opera Live Stream
https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/
NASA Climate Kids
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/
Hour of Code....Computer programming for all ages...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Boston Children's Museum....100 ways to play https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/learning-resources/100-ways-play
Boston Children's Museum.......Learning Resources
https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/learning-resources
MetKids...Metropolitan Museum of Art...The Met
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
VMFA...Virginia Museum of Fine Arts...Resources
Cool English
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (Kennedy Center)
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
Kennedy Center Digital Stage
Performances in a wide variety of genres.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/
BBC Bitesize (resources by age/grade and multiple subject areas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Smithsonian......Fun Stuff for Kids Online
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